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This webinar addressed some of the challenges associated with pediatric drug development and the advantages (and limitations) that pediatric population PK modeling can provide.
Read MoreA selection of short essays by Certara’s pediatric drug development experts. Learn about our technologies and strategies for pediatric drug development to inform dose selection, including PK/PD simulations using sparse data analysis and our Simcyp Pediatric Simulator. Certara’s regulatory writing consultancy, Synchrogenix, also offer regulatory strategy for pediatrics.
Read MoreA selection of short essays from our blog, written to empower our customers with biosimulation and regulatory writing solutions in order to help them solve the toughest drug development problems. Certara staff contributions range in topic from pharmacometrics to systems biology to the growing importance of regulatory writing.
Read MoreThe purpose of this study was to characterize the pharmacokinetics of oral trametinib, a first in class MEK inhibitor, identify covariates, and describe the relationship between exposure and clinical effects in patients with BRAF V600 metastatic melanoma. Trametinib concentrations obtained in three clinical studies were included in the population pharmacokinetic analysis. Trametinib 2 mg once daily was […]
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In therapeutic areas with tough competition, it is challenging to establish a complete, confident understanding of a drug’s safety and efficacy profile. Any misunderstanding of a drug’s characteristics can derail the entire development program. Modeling and simulation, also known as model-based drug development, uses a number of techniques, such as population PK modeling, model-based meta-analysis, […]
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The challenges and complexities of pediatric drug development are well recognized. Pharmacometric modeling and simulation (M&S) leverages prior knowledge to support pediatric drug dosing, trial design and regulatory writing for submissions. As the benefits of pharmacometrics for drug development and regulatory decision-making become increasingly well documented, the FDA has challenged the industry to more rigorously apply […]
Read MoreThe objectives of this study were to investigate pharmacokinetic and pharmacogenetic parameters during the conversion on a 1:1 (mg:mg) basis from a twice-daily (Prograf) to once-daily (Advagraf) tacrolimus formulation in pediatric kidney transplant recipients. Twenty-four-hour pharmacokinetic profiles were analyzed before and after conversion in 19 stable renal transplant recipients (age 7–19 years). Tacrolimus pharmacokinetic parameters [area […]
Read MoreObjectives of this study were to develop a population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) model for tacrolimus in pediatric liver transplant patients and determine optimal sampling strategies (OSS) to accurately estimate tacrolimus exposure.
Read MoreAlthough smallpox has been eradicated, the United States government considers it a “material threat” and has funded the discovery and development of potential therapeutic compounds. As reported here, the human efficacious dose for one of these compounds, ST-246, was determined using efficacy studies in nonhuman primates (NHPs), together with pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analysis that predicted […]
Read MoreThe administration of acetaminophen via the oral and rectal routes may be contraindicated in specific clinical settings. Intravenous administration provides an alternative route for fever reduction and analgesia. This phase 1 study of intravenous acetaminophen (Ofirmev, Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA) in inpatient pediatric patients with pain or fever requiring intravenous therapy was designed […]
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